Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tis the Season For Blog Awards!

Surprise!

In the past few months, lucky duck that I am, I've received "The Versatile Blogger" award from three wonderful blogger buds. I would like to thank:C. Lee McKenzie - TheWriteGameDebra Kristi's Blog - Sparks in the FirePaige Kellerman - There's More Where That Came From

In accepting this wonderful award, these are the things we need to do:

1. Thank the person who shared the award with you by linking back to them in your post.2. List seven things about yourself.3. Pass this award on to 15 newly discovered blogs and let them know that you included them in your blog post.

Here's my seven things:

1. The first few blog awards I received, being a new blogger, a tech idiot, and an A-1 ding-a-ling, I didn't realize I was supposed to snag the picture of the award and put it in my post so the recipients I passed the award on to could copy it, add it to their posts, and keep it going. So I apologize to all those I passed awards on to. 2. I didn't know how to get the picture from the other blog to add to my posts, so maybe ignorance is bliss after all. Well, temporarily. I felt mighty dumb a couple months later when I realized I'd goofed up. I've made many stupid mistakes in my blogging journey.3. Twice our family has moved into the house next-door. The first time was when we were renting and wanted a bigger house when we had our second child. The next time was years later when we owned a three-bedroom home. After we had our fourth child, we were pretty cramped. When the four-bedroom next-door went up for sale, we bought it. To move in, we took a section of the fence down and moved our stuff to the new patio while the sellers finished moving their stuff out the front door! Haha!4. I can do the moonwalk. Not too good anymore, but I can still do it!5. My husband and youngest daughter say I remind them of the mom in the TV show Malcolm in the Middle.6. I like to eat cold pizza and meat right out of the fridge. 7. My mind draws a blank quite often, and it's doing it again right now!

Okay, now that I listed all those spiffy facts, here's the fun part. I'm choosing 15 newly discovered blogs to pass The Versatile Blogger award on to:

Note: Being a new blogger can be overwhelming at times, and if accepting this award and passing it on is too much for you right now, don't be stressin'. You can either hold on to it and share it weeks or months from now or whenever you want, or you can choose to not pass it on.

No pressure. This is all for fun and recognition!

Are you ready for another round?

I'm also honored to be the recipient of another award, the Inspiring Blogger Award, given to me by the amazing Haley Whitehall - Light on History, Historical Fiction Author. She also started the #lightonhistory hashtag on Twitter, so if you write historical pieces, check it out. They're a great group of writers that offer support with historical research or other questions you might have.

Pretty cool-looking award, huh?

Very inspirational!

Now I get to pass on the Inspiring Blogger Award to five blogs that inspire me, so here they are:

L.G. - Thanks! You're right, blog awards are great, but all those links were tough for one who's so technologically challenged. That's why it took me so long to pass the awards on! LOL! That's something that you moved next door once, too. We felt the same way about saving money by not having to rent a truck. It made moving as easy as possible, which it's never easy, really!

Old Kitty - Boo! LOL! Once you know the mechanics of the moonwalk, it's not that hard, mainly putting your weight all on the leg that's bent and kinda shuffling the other back while you keep that leg straight!

Louise - The award left you speechless? I'm tickled that you were so surprised!

Lynda - Thanks! Yes, moving next-door is much easier. Still no fun!

Anita - Thank you! What I've learned from other bloggers about the awards is that you can change up the rules and so whatever works for you! And some bloggers just don't have the time, and that's okay, too!

Robyn - If we lived next door to each other, you'd have me in stitches forever, for sure!

Oh wow! Goodie, goodie! Thank you Lynn! It's so pretty and shiny! :) I will try my best to live up to this award.

Okay, so someone else mentioned your picture and I have wondered about the time it takes you to do all the make-up and take all those pictures each time. Do you just happen to have a back stock of them from other events or do you make yourself up for each post? Inquiring minds want to know.

Congrats on the awards!! We have put down roots so strongly where we live that we are convinced that when we move, it can't be more than a block away. But next door! That's the best way to make moving easier!

Inluvwithwords - Thank you! When we moved next door to the other rental house, all our stuff was on the front lawn while we swapped houses with the bachelor who lived in the bigger house and wanted our smaller house which was less rent. People driving by slowed down to look at all our furniture and things, thinking we were having a yard sale.

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Sweet or Spicy! That's how I like my food and stories, too. I could live on chocolate, watermelon, and banana splits, but dangle a jalapeno in front of me, and I'll bite.
Goofball - That's the real me when I let my guard down. There's nothing like a good laughing jag to bond a friendship.
I'm a wimp when it comes to the heavier side of life, so I live for those moments when I laugh so hard that tears gush and I can't catch my breath until the hysterics build into a shrieking howl. Sometimes I bounce in my chair, bang my head on the table, or roll on the ground. I try to control myself out in public. It's not easy.